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28 August, 2013

Wilson Lourenco has recently published a paper describing a new species of Tityus C. L. Koch, 1836 (Buthidae) from the island of Martinique (Lesser Antilles).

Tityus marechali Lourenco, 2013

Abstract:Tityus marechali sp. n. is described from the island of Martinique, Lesser Antilles. It is tentatively placed in the subgenusTityus s. str. pedning further studies on the intrageneric classification. The new species, described from two males and threefemales taken in a patch of secondary or pristine tropical forest in the region of Grande Anse, seems to be a local endemic.